Building Permits in West Valley City, Utah

Part of Salt Lake County.

We checked West Valley City's own official pages for 11 types of projects (shed, deck, roof, pool, garage, hvac, electrical, plumbing, home addition, windows, water heater). Permits are issued by West Valley City Building Inspection Division. Every rule below links to the page it was taken from, so you can confirm it before you start work. Last verified September 29, 2026.

Verified permit information is available for 10 project types in West Valley City.

Verified Permit Categories

West Valley City rules in detail

Shed

Size limit (sq ft): 200 source: wvc-ut.gov
Permit required: Depends source: wvc-ut.gov
Issued by: West Valley City Building Inspection Division source: wvc-ut.gov

Deck

Conditions: Permit required for decks or permanent platforms that are more than 30 inches above the surrounding ground source: wvc-ut.gov
Permit required: Depends source: wvc-ut.gov

Roof

Conditions: altering the slope of the roof through a roof conversion source: wvc-ut.gov

Pool

Permit required: Yes source: wvc-ut.gov
Issued by: West Valley City Building Inspection Division source: wvc-ut.gov

Garage

Permit required: Yes source: wvc-ut.gov

HVAC

Permit required: Yes source: wvc-ut.gov

Electrical

Permit required: Yes source: wvc-ut.gov

Plumbing

Permit required: Yes source: wvc-ut.gov

Home Addition

Permit required: Yes source: wvc-ut.gov

Windows

Permit required: Yes source: wvc-ut.gov

Water Heater

Permit required: Yes source: wvc-ut.gov

Not yet verified

These permit categories do not yet have enough verified information to publish a linked permit page.

Fence
Roof
Patio
Pergola
Carport
Tree Removal
Solar Panels
Driveway
ADU
Demolition

Where to apply

West Valley City Building Inspection Division · official website